Footrest for automobiles



S. L. MYATTJ FOOTREST FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14, 1920.

1,389,209. Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

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S. L. MYATT.

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APFLI CATION FILED FEB. 14. I920.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

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11' TOR-FE Y UNITED STATES SAMUEL L. MYATT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FOOTREST FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

Application filed February 14, 1920. Serial No. 358,697.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL L. MYA'r'r, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Footrests for Automobiles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention pertains to foot rests for automobiles or similar vehicles, and an important object of the invention is to provide an adjustable foot rest which may be slidingly mounted beneath the front seat of the vehicle and extended horizontally backwardv with means for locking same at various degrees of extension, or as required to accommodate passengers.

A further object is to produce the device in asimple, practical and eflicient form.

With these objects in view, attention is called to the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a frontal elevation showing three .of the foot rests mounted in the base of the rear of the front seat.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section showing the method of mounting the device.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a similar sectional View on the line 44 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view.

In its preferred construction as exemplified in said drawings, the invention consists of a sliding frame made up of ,two sioe bars 1 spaced apart and parallel and rigidly joined together by means of an inner cross bar 2 and the outer foot rest 8. A horizontal cav-' ity L is formed in the base of the front seat 5, same opening backwardly through the back 6 of the front seat in the form of side slots 7. These slots 7 are vertically elongated to allow a certain play to the frame. Inside the cavity 4 is rigidly and horizontally mounted the base board 8 which is of such size and placed in such position that it falls between the two side bars 1 and rests immediately over the cross bar 2. This base board 8 is turned downwardly at the outer edge to form the stop} 9, adapted to engage and hold the cross bar 2 as the frame is drawn outwardly, thus means are afforded for preventing the bodily withdrawal of the frame from the cavity 4:. A look bar 10 is mounted transversely across the cavity L near the outer or rear side thereof and inimediately inside the slots 7, and the side bars 1 are provided with a plurality oftransversely alined notches 11 adapted to engage this look bar 10 as the frame is slid back and forth within the cavity 4:.

In operation the frame and foot rest 3 may be drawn outwardly to any extent desired and locked in place by throwing any one of the notches 11 into engagement with the lock bar 10, or the frame may be slid forwardly into the cavity 4 until the foot rest 3 rests snugly against the back of the seat which would be the proper position when the apparatus is not in use. One, two or three of the adjustable foot rests may be mounted in the back of the seat 5, as may be desired.

While I have herein described a certain specific method of constructing and assembling the elements of my invention, it is understood same may be varied in minor details, not departing from the spirit of my invention as defined in the appended claim.

What I claim to be new and patentable is:

In combination with the front seat of an automobile an adjustable foot rest for passengers upon the rear seat, same comprising a horizontally extended cavity in the base of the front seat; two vertical slots extended outwardly from said cavity through the back of the seat, one ateach side of said cavity; a base board horizontally and rigidly mounted in the upper side of the cavity, same having its rearmost edge curved downwardly to form a stop; a lock bar horizontally and transversely mounted inside the cavity adjacent the said slots; a sliding frame made up of two spaced and parallel side bars notched along their under edges and thus adapted to engage said lock bar, an inner cross bar and an outer foot rest rigidly connecting said side bars, said frame being mounted through said slots with the inner cross bar adapted to engage said stop of said base board, and the notches in the side bars adapted to engage said lock bar, for locking the frame at any desired point, while the foot rest depends outwardly.

SAMUEL L. MYATT. 

